Numbers 21:3:4Num.21.3.W4TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yis-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /jisraˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
be-KOL yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yish-MA Ye-ho-VAH be-KOL yis-ra-EL va-yit-TEN et-hak-ke-na-a-NEE va-ya-kha-REM et-HEM ve-et-a-re-HEM
- sentence
va-yish-MA Ye-ho-VAH be-KOL yis-ra-EL va-yit-TEN et-hak-ke-na-a-NEE va-ya-kha-REM et-HEM ve-et-a-re-HEM va-yik-RA shem-ham-ma-KOM khor-MAH
Exegesis
The verse begins with vayishma {וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע | wayyišmaʿ} expressing a vav-consecutive Qal imperfect, linking directly to YHWH’s hearing of Israel (beqol Yisrael {בְּק֣וֹל יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | bə-qōl yiśrāʾēl}).
Root and etymology
Rootshin-resh-aleph-lamed
“God prevails”
In context — Numbers 21:3
And the LORD listened to the voice of Israel, and He gave the Canaanite into their hand; and He utterly destroyed them and their cities; and He called the place Hormah.
About this coordinate
Numbers 21:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 21:3, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (yisrael) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.21.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.21.3.W4.S1) and character.